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#545439 Wed, 23 Jul 08 02:01 PM

I was abused in a sense.

What's the meaning of in a sense? Does it mean I wasn't really abused?
Thanks.

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Marius Hancu

#545440 Wed, 23 Jul 08 02:02 PM

If you look at it from a certain/particular point of view

BUT you should use:

I was abused, in a sense.

In a sense, I was abused.

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#545446 Wed, 23 Jul 08 02:07 PM

Marius Hancu
<> If you look at it from a certain/particular point of view

How to interpret the red symbol? Yes? I'm having some trouble understanding the incomplete sentence. I have heard this type of construction many times, but it always confuses me. What's the other half?

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#545454 Wed, 23 Jul 08 02:15 PM

After thinking about it for 5 full minutes, I think you're saying the meaning of in a sense is "if .." which is why you put the bullet, am I right?

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#545553 Wed, 23 Jul 08 05:56 PM

N2G, I can't see the <> you are referring to.

No, as MH said "in a sense" means "if you look at from a particular perspective."

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Barbara, who answers in American English.

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#545555 Wed, 23 Jul 08 06:04 PM

It;s no longer there. He must have removed it.

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